Kansas City man gets 10 years for cocaine trafficking
A Kansas City, Missouri, resident has been sentenced in federal court for participating in a cocaine distribution conspiracy and possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking activity. Antoine R. Gillum, 22, of Kansas City, was ordered by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to serve 10 years in federal prison...
Wyandotte County judge transforms domestic violence court
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Our next remarkable woman finalist is the second woman ever elected as a judge in Wyandotte County. In the last two decades, Judge Kathleen Lynch has transformed how the court system there works for families, children and people struggling with mental health or domestic violence.
OSHA issues citation against Family Dollar for fatal July 2025 building collapse
Family Dollar paid a fine of more than $11,000 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration last month in connection with July 2025’s deadly building collapse.
Police ID two Kansas women who died in wrong-way crash
WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Police have released the names of the victims in Sunday’s early morning two-vehicle crash at 10th and Quindaro. Tiera Laster, 30 and Ashli McGough, 37, both residents of Kansas City, Kan., died from their injuries, according to a statement from Kansas City, Kansas Police. Based on...
KC’s century-old movie theater closes. See what once grew out of the roof
From circus animal performances to trees growing through the roof, the now-closed B&B Theatres Mainstreet KC has a century of stories. B&B Theatres Mainstreet KC announced its closure Monday on Facebook and on the doors of the building. Located near the Power & Light District, it was one of the last movie theaters...
Demolition of historic KC home near Ward Parkway approved without public hearing
Ninety-six years after it was built, a stately 3,000-square-foot Tudor-style home near Ward Parkway — valued by Zillow at $1.3 million — was approved Monday for demolition, albeit without a city public hearing. When Christopher and Andrea Ketcherside purchased the home on Mercier Street in the Sunset Hill...
Popular Kansas City restaurant & café opens sister concept downtown
It’s not quite a diner, not quite the same grandma-core restaurant as its sister spot in Waldo. Hemma Hemma Dinette has elements of both: metal chairs, checkered accents and floral wallpaper. There’s needlepoint artwork of fruit and cats. The restaurant soft opened Tuesday with the intention to launch full-bore...
KCPD investigating fatal shooting in 7000 block of Cleveland
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon in the 7000 block of Cleveland Avenue.
KCMO police need the public’s help to find a missing 12-year-old boy.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a missing 12-year-old boy.
Argument over stolen vehicle turns deadly – Kansas City man charged with murder
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City man is facing a second-degree murder charge after prosecutors say he shot and killed a man during an argument over a stolen vehicle. Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced on Tuesday, March 3, that Tyler J. Parris, 29, has been charged in connection with the...

















